anecdotes of the great3

"Promise me solemnly," I said to her as she lay on what I believed to be her death bed, "if you find in the world beyond the grave that you can communicate with me—that there is some way in which you can make me aware of your continued existence—promise me solemnly that you will never, never avail yourself of it."

She recovered and never, never forgave me. (Excerpt from Samuel Butler's Diary)